satellite

英 [ˈsætəlaɪt]

美 [ˈsætəlaɪt]

n. 人造卫星; 卫星; 卫星城; 卫星国; 外围组织

复数：satellites　

Collins.3 / BNC.3325 / COCA.2632

牛津词典

noun

人造卫星
an electronic device that is sent into space and moves around the earth or another planet. It is used for communicating by radio, television, etc. and for providing information.
1. a weather/communications satellite
  气象 / 通信卫星
2. The interview came live by satellite from Hollywood.
  采访是通过卫星从好莱坞现场传来的。
3. satellite television/TV (= broadcast using a satellite )
  卫星电视
4. a satellite broadcast/channel/picture
  卫星广播 / 频道 / 照片
卫星
a natural object that moves around a larger natural object in space
1. The moon is a satellite of earth.
  月球是地球的卫星。
卫星城；卫星国；外围组织
a town, a country or an organization that is controlled by and depends on another larger or more powerful one
1. satellite states
  卫星国

N-COUNT 人造卫星
Asatelliteis an object which has been sent into space in order to collect information or to be part of a communications system. Satellites move continually round the earth or around another planet.
1. The rocket launched two communications satellites...
  火箭发射了两颗通信卫星。
2. The signals are sent by satellite link...
  信号通过人造卫星链路发出。
3. Worldwide coverage beamed by satellite generates huge audiences accompanied by global advertising revenues.
  通过卫星发射的信号覆盖全世界，从而产生了大量的观众并在全球范围内赚取不菲的广告费。
ADJ (电视)使用卫星技术的;卫视的
Satellitetelevision is broadcast using a satellite.
1. They have four satellite channels.
  他们有 4 个卫星频道。
N-COUNT 卫星
Asatelliteis a natural object in space that moves round a planet or star.
1. ...the satellites of Jupiter.
  木星的卫星
N-COUNT 卫星国;附属国;卫星区;卫星组织
You can refer to a country, area, or organization as asatellitewhen it is controlled by or depends on a larger and more powerful one.
1. Italy became a satellite state of Germany by the end of the 1930s.
  意大利在 20 世纪 30 年代末成了德国的附庸。
2. ...Russia and its former satellites.
  俄国及其曾经的卫星国

noun

man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
Synonym:artificial satelliteorbiter
any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
a person who follows or serves another
Synonym:planet

verb

adj

surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power
1. a city and its satellite communities

East Coast Pay Television was Australia's first digital direct broadcast satellite subscription television service.
东海岸付费电视台是澳大利亚第一家提供数字化卫星直播服务的收费电视频道。
The Luxembourg-based satellite service is not bound by the same strict rules as the BBC
设在卢森堡的卫星服务公司无须像英国广播公司那样遵守严格的规定。
The satellite will study energy radiation from stars.
这颗人造卫星将用来研究恒星的能量辐射。
The satellite acts as a drag on the shuttle
卫星成了航天飞机的累赘。
The satellite was launched into orbit around the moon.
卫星被射入环绕月球的轨道。
The satellite fixes positions by making repeated observations of each star.
卫星通过对每颗恒星反复观察进行定位。
The satellite revolves around the Earth once every hundred minutes.
这颗人造卫星每100分钟围绕地球旋转一周。
The satellite was launched in a rocket.
这颗卫星是装在火箭上发射的。
Every sporting event on television and satellite over the next seven days is listed
未来7天通过电视和卫星转播的每一项体育赛事都列在节目预告单上。
The satellite remains in one spot relative to the earth's surface.
相对地球表面而言，这颗卫星位置固定。